bottoming out??

[i3abyjay25 10+ year member]

what is it exactly.. is it just where your subs are hitting the hardest they can and can not hit any harder?? or what?

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[Moocow16 10+ year member]

i'm not exactly sure, but i'm pretty sure it's when the suspension is at it's max and it makes a really bad sounding, constant muffled thud.

 

[taylor 10+ year member]

when your woofer eaches peak x-max, i have heard i tmake a loud clank before when it happens.....you will know when yours bottom out...

 

[80_Cutlass_mn 10+ year member]

The term bottoming out is when a sub is pushed further than it can and goes past its x-max. When this happens, the voice coil former hits the back plate behind it and gives out a slight thud sound. This is very bad cuz it can damage the voice coil former, the surround, or the spider. After this happens you can kiss the sub goodbye.

 

[i3abyjay25 10+ year member]

ok, how bad is this on your subs....i know its not good...but i am bottoming out..and just want to know

 

[i3abyjay25 10+ year member]

Originally posted by i3abyjay25 i

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[bass_mekanik 10+ year member]

bottoming out also happens when the subs are pushed real hard on a reqal DEEP bass thay just cannot play it at all and they just whack magnets or sound like ***

 

[i3abyjay25 10+ year member]

Originally posted by bass_mekanik bottoming out also happens when the subs are pushed real hard on a reqal DEEP bass thay just cannot play it at all and they just whack magnets or sound like ***

well ok, then maybe thats wha imm doing , shit i dont know.. i just know i finally went somewhere today to test out my system, and played Bass Mekanics cd and the bass wouldnt hit no harder than volume 24, to 34... it was still the same.. so i turned it down to 24 and went opened my trunk, the the cones on my subs looked like they were about to blow out..they were completely pushed.. and would not go no further..and i could hear a light popin noise..but thats only w/ bass cds..

 

[bass_mekanik 10+ year member]

that is pushin em a bit hard i reckon

 

[AScreenName 10+ year member]

you have your gains/bass boost/low frequencies up too much. it's cool for normal listening, but when you listen to bass tests or bass mekanik shit, you gotta turn those down or else you'll be sorry. think of it this way

subs are meant to make up for the lack of low end in normal music right? because with speakers you just don't get the low end reproduction.

but then somone like bass mekanik, his music revolves around sub's. its the opposite of normal music. in normal music, the emphasis is on the melody and mids and highs and the lows are there just cause they need to be to make the song sound right. but with bass tests, the little samples of drum things are there because they need to be. it's all about bass

anyway, thats my 2 cents.

 

[nswartley 5,000+ posts]

Originally posted by 80_Cutlass_mn After this happens you can kiss the sub goodbye.

not neccesarily....unless you meant after you damage it

 

[80_Cutlass_mn 10+ year member]

Originally posted by nswartley not neccesarily....unless you meant after you damage it

Yea I meant after the voice coil former is bent all to hell from being slammed against the back plate. This will cause the sub to make a scratching noise when the cone is moved.

 

[i3abyjay25 10+ year member]

as of now, the subs are still fine.. they still sound same.. just need t get rid of them b4 i realy do **** em up